Word Meanings - EXTERIOR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar. fr. ex: cf. F. 1. External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere. Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man Resemble that it was.

Additional info about word: EXTERIOR

the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar. fr. ex: cf. F. 1. External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere. Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man Resemble that it was. Shak. 2. External; on the outside; without the limits of; extrinsic; as, an object exterior to a man, opposed to what is within, or in his mind. Without exterior help sustained. Milton. 3. Relating to foreign nations; foreign; as, the exterior relations of a state or kingdom. Exterior angle , the angle included between any side of a triangle or polygon and the prolongation of the adjacent side; also, an angle included between a line crossing two parallel lines and either of the latter on the outside. -- Exterior side , the side of the polygon upon which a front of fortification is formed. Wilhelm. Note: See Illust. of Ravelin.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of EXTERIOR)

• External
• Outer
• exterior
• apparent
• manifest
• superficial
• visible
• palpable

Related words: (words related to EXTERIOR)

• OUTER
  Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump
• PALPABLE
  1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. Shak. Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. Milton. 2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross;
• APPARENTLY
  1. Visibly. Hobbes. 2. Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently. If he should scorn me so apparently. Shak. 3. Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
• VISIBLE
  1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper. Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. Bk. of Com. Prayer. Virtue made visible in
• OUTERLY
  1. Utterly; entirely. Chaucer. 2. Toward the outside. Grew.
• EXTERNAL
  Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral. External angles. See under Angle. (more info) 1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external
• VISIBLE SPEECH
  A system of characters invented by Prof. Alexander Melville Bell to represent all sounds that may be uttered by the speech organs, and intended to be suggestive of the position of the organs of speech in uttering them.
• MANIFESTATION
  The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation. The secret manner
• MANIFESTLY
  In a manifest manner.
• EXTERNALLY
  In an external manner; outwardly; on the outside; in appearance; visibly.
• MANIFESTO
  A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose
• SUPERFICIAL
  1. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficial measure or contents; superficial tillage. 2. Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious
• EXTERNALITY
  State of being external; exteriority;
• EXTERNALIZE
  To make external; to manifest by outward form. Thought externalizes itself in language. Soyce.
• APPARENT
  1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton. 2. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
• SUPERFICIALITY
  The quality or state of being superficial; also, that which is superficial. Sir T. Browne.
• OUTERMOST
  Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row. Boyle.
• EXTERIOR
  the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar. fr. ex: cf. F. 1. External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere. Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man Resemble that it was.
• MANIFESTNESS
  The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.
• MANIFESTABLE
  Such as can be manifested.
• INDIVISIBLE
  Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable. (more info) 1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible point of time." Dryden.
• SHOUTER
  One who shouts.
• SOUTER
  A shoemaker; a cobbler. Chaucer. There is no work better than another to please God: . . . to wash dishes, to be a souter, or an apostle, -- all is one. Tyndale.
• FLOUTER
  One who flouts; a mocker.
• PLOUTER
  To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to potter; trifle; idle. I did not want to plowter about any more. Kipling.
• TOUTER
  One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance, shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for office. The prey of ring droppers, . . . duffers, touters, or any of those bloodless sharpers who are, perhaps, better known to the
• SOUTERLY
  Of or pertaining to a cobbler or cobblers; like a cobbler; hence, vulgar; low.
• DIVISIBLE
  Capable of being divided or separated. Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton. Divisible contract , a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other. -- Divisible offense , an offense
• SUBDIVISIBLE
  Susceptible of subdivision.
• INVISIBLE
  Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible. To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works. Milton. Invisible bird , a small, shy singing bird (Myadestes sibilons), of St. Vincent Islands. -- Invisible green, a very
• POUTER
  A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for the extent to which it is able to dilate its throat and breast. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, pouts. 2. Etym:
• INTERVISIBLE
  Mutually visible, or in sight, the one from the other, as stations.